 Attempts to put the ship on display stalled and the ship fell into disrepair, with the maritime museum acquired by Port of Townsville in 2015.Starting in the late 1960s, planning began for a new class of patrol boat to replace the "Attack" class, with designs calling for improved seakeeping capability, and updated weapons and equipment.The "Fremantle"s had a full load displacement of , were long overall, had a beam of , and a maximum draught of .